Head and neck cancer - Part 1: Epidemiology, presentation, and prevention

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 341, Issue 7774, 2010, Pages 663-666

  Mehanna, H ^a   Paleri, V ^b   West, C M L ^c   Nutting, C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL COVENTRY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AUSTRALIA; BRAZIL; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FRANCE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INDIA; MOUTH CANCER; OROPHARYNX CANCER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOBACCO; VIRUS INFECTION; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 77957161787     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c4684     Document Type: Review

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